Energy & Environment

San Diego – September 07, 2026 -- Sempra (NYSE: SRE) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6575 per share on its common stock, the company confirmed.

Board sets record and payment dates for shareholders

The dividend will be paid on Oct. 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 24, 2026, according to the company's announcement.

Sempra operates one of the largest energy networks in North America, with operations concentrated in California and Texas.

Calgary – September 07, 2026 -- Shell plc has closed its acquisition of ARC Resources Ltd. (TSX: ARX), adding roughly 370 kboe/d of immediate production capacity across liquids and gas in Canada's Montney basin after clearing all shareholder, court and regulatory approvals.

Deal adds 370 kboe/d and lifts Shell's production growth outlook to 4% CAGR through 2030

The transaction accelerates Shell's stated strategy of expanding exposure to long-duration, low-cost liquids production. Shell said the addition supports a production compound annual growth rate of approximately 4% through 2030 compared with 2025 levels.

Berlin – September 07, 2026 -- EcoFlow, which has deployed more than 10 million devices to 5 million users worldwide, is pushing its consumer battery and software architecture into the commercial and enterprise energy market as European grid connection queues and price volatility squeeze corporate balance sheets.

The Economist Enterprise and EcoFlow released an executive panel titled 'Flexibility by Design: Energy Resilience for Business' ahead of IFA Berlin 2026, running September 4-8 at Messe Berlin. The session gathered regulators, grid operators and digital infrastructure executives to address grid bottlenecks and unpredictable energy costs facing European industry.

Oakland, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is launching a strategic review of its business structure and financing, while deferring approximately $2 billion in planned 2027 capital spending to curb near-term borrowing costs for customers.

Shanghai – September 07, 2026 -- The global solar generator and plug-in solar storage market grew from roughly USD 1.1 billion in 2021 to USD 2.6 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach approximately USD 5.8 billion by 2030, according to a new white paper from Frost & Sullivan.

Market shifts from niche backup power to core household energy infrastructure

Frost & Sullivan attributes the more than fivefold expansion since 2021 to rising demand for household backup power, outdoor electricity use, self-consumption and energy independence. The research firm states that solar generators and plug-in storage devices are evolving from scenario-specific supplementary tools into comprehensive household energy solutions.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 07, 2026 -- The global pilot-operated gas regulators market is projected to grow from USD 0.39 billion in 2026 to USD 0.52 billion by 2031, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 5.6%, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Asia Pacific emerges as the fastest-growing regional market with a 6.6% CAGR

China, India, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian nations are investing in gas pipelines, LNG terminals and gas processing facilities, driving demand for pressure regulation equipment. India's expansion of its City Gas Distribution network is increasing requirements for pressure-reduction stations across residential, commercial and industrial applications, while China continues to expand its natural gas pipeline and LNG infrastructure.

Madison, Wisconsin – September 7, 2026 -- Realta Fusion has entered a strategic partnership with Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and its parent, MGE Energy, Inc., to explore joint development of a 200-megawatt electric fusion power plant in Wisconsin.

MGE Energy makes direct equity investment in Realta Fusion

MGE Energy has completed a direct equity investment in Realta as the first phase of the partnership. The utility has also committed to supplying equipment, engineering, and technical support, along with assistance on siting, permitting, interconnection, and financing for the proposed plant.

Antwerp – September 07, 2026 -- Skyven Technologies said its Arcturus industrial heat pump demonstration center in Texas has achieved a sustained coefficient of performance (COP) of 8.0, a gain of more than 20% over the 6.5 COP recorded at commissioning and above the target set in the company's original roadmap.

Arcturus surpasses its own commissioning benchmark through design and control upgrades

Skyven attributed the jump to improvements in system design, control algorithms and integration engineering at the Texas facility. The result confirms the ceiling performance of the Arcturus product line, which the company tailors to individual client sites, balancing COP against required temperature lift. Across its range, Arcturus delivers temperature increases of 38°C to 185°C, with corresponding COPs from 8.0 down to 2.0.

Berlin – September 07, 2026 -- European grid operators, regulators and digital infrastructure executives convened for an Economist Enterprise panel warning that AI data center and electric vehicle demand is pushing power grids toward capacity limits, forcing energy resilience into boardroom decision-making across the continent.

EcoFlow leverages 10 million deployed devices to enter commercial energy market

The panel, titled "Flexible by Design: Energy Resilience for Business," was released ahead of IFA Berlin 2026, running Sept. 4-8 at Messe Berlin Hall 3.2. EcoFlow, drawing on a global footprint of over 10 million deployed devices and 5 million users, is extending its consumer battery and solar architecture into small business and enterprise segments, citing modular hardware, dynamic tariff optimization and AI-driven software as core commercial offerings.

Paris – September 07, 2026 -- Annual global investment in electricity grids must rise roughly 50%, from about USD 400 billion today to nearly USD 600 billion by 2030, according to International Energy Agency figures cited at the CIGRE 2026 Paris Session, which drew more than 15,000 experts from 100 countries and 330 exhibitors.

Grid investment must jump 50% as electrification accelerates

The IEA attributes the surge to transport, industry and building electrification, renewable-energy integration, and rising data-center power demand. Power systems are approaching operational limits as these forces converge, according to the IEA data presented at the session.